The Gardens Weather Forecast

East of Flinders Island Coastal Waters

Wind

Westerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening. Winds turning south to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.

1st Swell

West to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

A cold front has cleared to the east of Tasmania, leaving a cooler southwesterly stream over the state. A ridge of high pressure is forecast to build over western Tasmania late tonight, with the high centre to move over the state on Monday. The ridge will remain over Tasmania into Tuesday as the high centre moves over the Tasman Sea. Another cold front is expected to approach and cross the state from the west late Wednesday, followed by a new ridge of high pressure forecast to extend over the state from the west on Thursday.